Ex-champs Kuroki, Iwakawa regain world feminine belts

By Joe Koizumi
Images by Naoki Fukuda

5 feminine title bouts—two world and three reginal–passed off on Thursday in Tokyo, Japan. Veteran southpaw speedster Yuko Kuroki (20-7-2, 9 KOs), 101.5, dethroned WBO atomweight titlist Nanae Suzuki (11-5-1, 1 KO), 100.25, when she made finest use of footwork and southpaw lefts, successful a unanimous resolution (98-92 twice, 97-93) over ten. Kuroki, a police officer’s daughter, was as soon as WBC 105-pound champ 4 years and eight months in the past, and have become a champ once more.

In a battle of 39-year-young women, Mika Iwakawa (11-6-1, 3 KOs), 102, wrested the IBF atomweight belt by an in depth however unanimous resolution (all 96-94) over defending ruler Ayaka Miyao (21-5-1, 6 KOs), 102, over ten. Iwakawa, in her final combat, forfeited the IBF belt to Nanae Suzuki through cut up verdict this February however regained the title of one other group in her comeback go.

Promoter: Dangan Aoki Promotions.

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